Colorado § 18-2-401 Nonavailability of defenses

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-2-401 — Nonavailability of defenses

Colorado § 18-2-401

Title 18Criminal

Art.Inchoate Offenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-2-401 (2026).

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(1)Renunciation and abandonment are not voluntary and complete so as to be a defense to prosecution under this article if they are motivated in whole or in part by:

(a)A belief that a circumstance exists which increases the probability of detection or apprehension of the defendant or another or which makes more difficult the consummation of the crime; or

(b)A decision to postpone the crime until another time or to substitute another victim or another but similar objective.

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(1) Renunciation and abandonment
are not voluntary and complete so as to be a defense to prosecution under this
article if they are motivated in whole or in part by:

(a) A belief that a circumstance exists which increases the probability of
detection or apprehension of the defendant or another or which makes more
difficult the consummation of the crime; or

(b) A decision to postpone the crime until another time or to substitute
another victim or another but similar objective.